Here we go with round two of my anonymous “What would you say on your blog?” survey… Lots of people had talk about their trainers and training. It’s okay to have multiple trainers! No one person has all of the answers for you OR your horse. I love my trainer dearly, but she has shortcomings. Sometimes I want to talk about my desire to find a new trainer, but I cant… because my trainer reads my blog!!! Dear Trainer: I…
Remember when I asked y’all what you would say on your blog if you could be 100% anonymous? Well, the results are in! Some responses are snarky, some are thoughtful and some are just plain interesting. I will refrain from commentary and let people speak for themselves! Since there were so many responses, I grouped everything into themes and will post in a small series over the next week or so. Thoughts on our blogs themselves. I met one of…
Most of us equestrian bloggers are semi-private. By that I mean, we don’t necessarily go I AM BLAH AND I RIDE WITH BLAH TRAINER IN BLAH CITY, but let’s be honest – it’s usually very easy to figure out where we are and where we ride. With this accountability, a certain amount of editing goes into what we put on the blog. For example, I have a “no barn drama” policy rule on my blog, meaning that I simply will…
It’s been well over a year since my first SMTT pseudo-blogging awards post, and with so many new blogs sprouting up I figured it was time for an update. Some of these may be new to you, and some aren’t… but here’s my list of favorites circa 2014. If I haven’t listed you, it doesn’t mean I hate or don’t read your blog. I always keep a list of favorites in my side bar and I read and (try to)…
I am super late on the final blog hop from Viva Carlos. At first I didn’t think I had enough shirts to participate, but I kept finding them when I did laundry… so here it is. Better late than never?
Took time this weekend to repeat a mantra to myself – pout less! With more reflecting at the vet’s diagnosis, it wasn’t too hard to do. At this moment, I’ll be able to ride my horse in a week… which is no big thang. For now, I’ll just take it one week at a time. After some family time with my mother in law Saturday (and a massive cleaning spree to get ready for her visit), I was a pretty…
This title is funny to me. Instead of participating in an unpopular blog hop, I’m participating in a blog hop about unpopular opinions. This week L. Williams‘ asks: What is 1 unpopular horsey opinion you have? It seems like I have all kinds of unpopular opinions, but the topical one for me right now is how I don’t think it’s wrong to use maintenance to keep a young horse with lameness going. That’s kind of a weird statement, but let…
I can’t/shouldn’t dwell on the issues I talked about yesterday anymore for my mental sanity, so let’s think back on happier times. The first time I saw Simon, he was a gangly awkward young Thoroughbred. My former trainer had recently brought him back from her western barn after a long layup, and she needed someone to give him some rides to see if he could fit into the lesson program. Horseless at the time, I hopped on and rode a few…